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A local market in Kampala, Uganda. One of the winning proposals will study refugees and markets in urban Uganda (Photo: Hendrik Terbeck, Creative Commons via Flickr)
New research funded to study local markets in the context of urban crises
… Five research projects in Africa, Asia and the Middle East have received … crises on the functioning of local markets.  The funding for the research has been provided by the  Urban Crises Learning Fund , a … Crises'  third call for proposals opened in June 2016. It sought research that will contribute to an improved understanding of local …
News, 28 September 2016
Millions of Kenyans depend on the Ewaso Ngiro river and its tributaries, but over-abstraction and changing weather patterns are reducing river flows (Photo: Denis Onyodi/Kenya Red Cross Society, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Building research capacity for sustainable water and food security in drylands of sub-Saharan Africa (BRECcIA)
… variability’ to lead climate-resilient livelihoods. The ‘Building research capacity for sustainable water and food security in drylands of … in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi to carry out impactful and targeted research that leads to positive policy or practice change for water and … variability’, the course used the findings of applied empirical research to build an appreciation among national and local government …
Project, 27 July 2018
A researcher speaks to a cotton farmer in Mozambique.
Our research: striving towards excellence
Insight, 13 September 2012
Participants study a map in Bangladesh. Photo: Isabelle Lemaire
Action Research on Community Adaptation in Bangladesh
… The Action Research on Community Adaptation in Bangladesh (ARCAB) project aims to … the stage for decades of work. ARCAB's programme of iterative 'action-research' — learning, applying the lessons, and learning more — is … impacts and definitive knowledge. ARCAB brings together an action-research consortium made up of practitioners, researchers in Bangladesh …
Project, 17 December 2012
Informal settlements, Jakarta, Indonesia
Human Settlements research group ways of working
… IIED's Human Settlements research group has been working on urban environmental issues since the … Human Settlements research group ways of working …
Article, 17 September 2014
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Pro-poor responses to wildlife crime in Uganda: Research results workshop
… applicability. This report presents the findings of a two day research results workshop held in Kampala, Uganda in May, 2016. … Pro-poor responses to wildlife crime in Uganda: Research results workshop …
Publication, 01 October 2016
A field team designing a REDD strategy in Mozambique talk to farmer Nimale Maribu Saidi as part of their research (Photo: Mike Goldwater)
What happened when IIED focused on research quality?
… taken its commitment to producing high-quality, policy-relevant research seriously – and has invested time, effort and financial resources in reflecting on the standards of research and in supporting researchers in achieving excellence in this … During the 2009-2014 strategy we formalised this into an objective on Research Quality, supported by a team of staff (both researchers and …
Insight, 13 March 2014
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Advancing locally led approaches for people, climate and nature: a critical comparison of guiding principles for the integrated landscape approach and locally led adaptation
Publication, 26 June 2026
Cooperative members at the Federation of Cooperatives of the Verapaces nursery in Cobán, Guatemala operate a compost packing machine. FEDECOVERA oversees the production of cardamom, allspice, coffee, tea, cocoa, essential oils, grains and vegetables (Photo: Juan José Ochaeta/FEDECOVERA)
IIED marks international forests day with major new research report and toolkit
… world are going about incubating sustainable forest businesses.  This research has culminated in a major new report, titled ' Forest business … IIED marks international forests day with major new research report and toolkit …
News, 21 March 2018
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Integration of Solid Waste Management Policies in Kenya: Analysis of coherence, gaps and overlaps
… African Population and Health Research Centre …
Publication, 01 April 2016